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Construction Specification Statistics

  • 560 sections total
  • 553 non-proprietary sections
  • 7 proprietary sections
  • 3 new non-proprietary sections
  • 1 new proprietary section
  • 353 non-proprietary sections updated
  • 3 proprietary sections updated
  • 64% of total sections updated
  • 61% of all non-proprietary sections updated
  • 50% of all proprietary sections updated
  • 73 sections with checklists
  • 115,651 paragraphs
  • 134,418 links
  • 31,144 notes to specifier
  • 16,453 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 1,733 external documents referenced
  • 691 ASTM documents referenced
  • 1,042 other documents and standards referenced (86% verified last quarter)
  • 39 newly-referenced standards
  • 167 standards organizations referenced, 1 new
  • 396 sections with manufacturers listed
  • 978 unique manufacturers listed

Sections in Each Catalog

  • Design Criteria Catalog  ―  109
  • A = Architectural  ―  392
  • S = Structural  ―  144
  • C = Civil --  169
  • L = Landscape  ―  138
  • M = Mechanical / Electrical  ―  289
  • X  = Basics  ―  185
  • Short Form  ―  16 (SpecLink+ only)
  • Performance  ―  161 (SpecLink+ only)

Design Criteria Statistics

  • 32 sections total
  • 59% of total sections updated
  • 13,819 paragraphs
  • 10,940 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 2,338 notes to specifier
  • 520 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 186 external documents referenced
  • 47 ASTMs referenced
  • 139 other documents referenced (86% verified last quarter) 
  • 41 standards organizations referenced

Documents issued more than two years ago are verified quarterly, as are annual and semi-annual publications. The documents not verified this quarter were updated within the past two years.